2012 High School Football Preview Capsules

Here's a team-by-team look at every school's football team in the Monroe County A East, Monroe County A West, Monroe County AA East, Monroe County AA West, Finger Lakes East, Finger Lakes West, and the Independent schools. Schools are listed in alphabetical order, from Aquinas to Webster Thomas.

Here's a team-by-team look at every school's football team in the Monroe County A East, Monroe County A West, Monroe County AA East, Monroe County AA West, Finger Lakes East, Finger Lakes West, and the Independent schools.

COACH’S COMMENT: “We had a great offseason program, our numbers are great right now. We have had a pretty good camp. We’ve been pretty young over the last few years, our guys are ready to step up. The program is ready to take that next step. We have had great senior leadership.”

COACH’S COMMENT: “We are going to rely heavily on a veteran group of linemen to help us establish our identity. Nine starters return on offense, while there is a influx of new faces on the defense. The players are working towards being able to perform at the level of discipline and physicality that the coaching staff expects out of them.”

COACH’S COMMENT “You always look to improve from what you did last year. Right now we’re looking to improve our mentality of the program in terms of commitment and toughness. Our expectations are to prove that.”

COACH'S COMMENT “Tough division with talented athletes and solid coaching on every team. Our team needs to stay healthy and focused over the long haul. We are going to need every player contributing each week to make our season a success.”

COACH’S COMMENT: “I am very pleased with how things have gone so far. Our numbers are outstanding, we are up from 26 to 43. I am surprised with our size, speed and strength. We just need to keep doing what we have done.”

COACH'S COMMENT: After losing high profile player Marcus McGill to graduation the Spartans are looking to create success as a team. Still a very young starting lineup of both sides of the ball, Gates Chili looks to take a step forward in 2012.

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COACH'S COMMENT: We have an experienced line with solid senior leadership and untested skill players. Coming together as a team and playing for each other will increase our chances of success.

COACH'S COMMENT “We lost all but one offensive lineman. We are moving Alex Obenhofer over to QB from WR (he started at WR since he was a freshman) to take over for Second-Team AGR QB Dylan Swetman. We bring back a 1,000-yard rusher in Ryan Quackenbush. Several players from JV will need to fill holes in the offensive line.”

DEFENSIVE STYLE A disciplined defense where the best 11 players who will do their job, tackle and finish plays

COACH’S COMMENT “The expectations for this season are the same for any season. We expect our players to prepare the best they are able to and compete at their highest level they can week in and week out. If we are disciplined and practice with our best effort, we should have another competitive season.”

COACH’S COMMENT: “The core of this years group have been playing together since the fourth grade. Twenty-eight seniors, 29 juniors and three sophomores make this one of the largest teams in Pittsford History. The kids work hard for each other and play hard together. It should be a fun and competitive year playing in what I believe to be the most challenging football division in New York.”

COACH’S COMMENT: “We had a really good offseason. There was a strong commitment from the younger players and our seniors. We have some kids making the jump to varsity who are still working things out. We are a work in progress.”

COACH'S COMMENT: As a coaching staff we are very excited for the upcoming season. We expect to “turn the corner” this season and become a winning program with playoff expectations. The kids have spent a lot of time in the off-season and over the summer in preparation for this year. We return several key players on defense and in the offensive backfield that should help us achieve our goals. We will have some new faces on the offensive line and we are running a new scheme on defense. We are very excited about the prospect of the 2012 season.

COACH’S COMMENT “We are looking to continue on the great success our program had these last two years. Our off-season dedication has been great. We lost some great players in Connor Hollenbeck, Cory McNamara, Tyler Graham and Steve Link, so we will be very young. We have a great group of young guys coming up, but we are concerned about senior leadership. These seniors have been successful the last three years, so we just hope they don’t get complacent.”

COACH’S COMMENT “Looking forward to seeing how a long off season of hard work pays this year. We have a tough, competitive schedule with no room for errors. We need to reduce the amount of mental mistakes so we can give ourselves a chance to be successful.”